Collections by Michelle Brown wsg Esteem Award Winner Ken Mejia Beal
Collections by Michelle Brown
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We first met at a past Esteem Award in Chicago. Ken Mejia Beal was a guest that year. This year he is receiving the award for Chicago’s Outstanding Service - Male.
Ken is a community organizer and Chair of the DuPage County Democratic Party. As a long-time resident, community activist, and a leader in the financial sector, Ken Mejia-Beal has spent the better part of his life helping others.
A part of the greater Chicago area’s LGBTQ+ community, he was elected chair of the Democratic Party of DuPage County in 2021. DuPage County is the second-largest voting sector in Illinois.
He is also an award-winning writer that has written for such publications as “Patriot Not Partisan” and “DemCast”. He has been a guest speaker and cohost on various radio shows. Ken has worked as a community organizer and served on several boards to usher in an era of social equality and healthcare equality for all.